Rare versions of common cars

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Saw a Roland Garros 206 the other day

[Rawwr]

The 320Si is pretty rare and I quite like the idea of it

[Pericoloso]

Podie said:

Faz50 said:

Not sure how many Passat W8’s were sold but I’ve only ever seen 2 on the road.

Not too many R36s either.

There's an estate near me but it's the only one I've ever seen ,I think.

[griffsomething]

Audi Q7 V12 diesel
VW Beetle with the 2.3 V5

[JohnoVR6]

Slightly self-indulgent but I'd nominate my car: 3.0-liter I6 Volvo V60 Polestar.

One of 750 globally, and 120(ish) in the UK.

[viggyp]

Fiat Grande Punto Abarth. Can't remember the last time I saw one other than at Auto Italia last year!

[Dannbodge]

AlmostUseful said:

Being as this is Pistonheads, where pedantry matters... you won’t find an e92 335i estate anywhere, ever.
E92 is the coupe, E90 is the saloon and E91 is the estate.

Phew.

I was about to say that

Rawwr said:

The 320Si is pretty rare and I quite like the idea of it

They are lovely. Shame the engine is terrible.

E90 335i and E91 335i are both rare, especially in facelift (LCi ) form.

I always see figures floating of only 15 manual E91 335i LCis and around 50 of the E90.

[Alucidnation]

What's so special about those?

[Ultrafunkula]

Audi A1 Quattro must be quite rare

[Agent XXX]

Alucidnation said:

What's so special about those?

Nothing. Absolutely NOTHING at all.

[Rawwr]

Alucidnation said:

What's so special about those?

The 320Si is a homologation special, technically.

[designforlife]

Mitsubishi Mirage Asti ZR.

Rare version of a rare version of a mitsubishi CJ colt. Or a rare version of a JDM/USDM lancer coupe...either way, they are like hens teeth.

When I had one there were less than 10 in the UK...miss that car!!

[schmalex]

I have a F11 BMW 535i Touring. According to “how many left”, there are 11 in the UK.

[ShampooEfficient]

Not quite as prestige ( ) but my Omega MV6 isn't common... Neither is the Omega Special, come to that.

[SkodaIan]

Base level trim spec cars with the best petrol engine are surprisingly rare.
There are 25 Mondeo 1.5 Ecoboost in the base 'Edge' spec, 17 Octavia 1.8TSIs at the base 'S' trim level, and just 3 Leon 1.4TSIs at base spec. All three of these engines are in their thousands at mid level trim options.

[Willeh85]

The saloon version of the Mk1 Ford Focus comes to mind, I've only ever seen a handful of them ever, usually driven by really old chaps.

It must be because they're ugly as st and thats why so many were made.

[Levin]

Willeh85 said:

The saloon version of the Mk1 Ford Focus comes to mind, I've only ever seen a handful of them ever, usually driven by really old chaps.

It must be because they're ugly as st and thats why so many were made.

I read on these forums that they only seemed to come in the entry trim level and Ghia, eliminating a lot of possible sales. They seem to have been more popular in the Republic of Ireland as I occasionally see them on ROI plates. Of all the Focus saloons I've seen, the second-generation Focus (think 2005-ish) is the one I can only remember seeing once.



Vauxhall Insignia saloon. It looks pretty much the same as the hatchback but it isn't. Compared to some cars on here I'd guess a decent number of these exist but the odds of anyone actually noticing are bound to be low.

[Eyersey1234]

My first car was a Fiesta Equipe, a special edition that Ford did in 1994 based on the LX. Mine was unusual being painted Garnet Red who h wasn't an official Fiesta colour

[tomic]

Golf Country

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C948035

[Riley Blue]

tomic said:

Golf Country

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C948035

Was it ever sold in the UK?